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Microbial Interactions, Infections, and Interventions in Neonatal Health submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open
Keywords: neonates; healthcare-associated infection; microorganisms; mortality; prematurity
Cutaneous Fungal Infections
edited by , Conceição Azevedo and Dallas Smith
submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology; diagnostic innovation; antifungal resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungal Pathogens)
Foodborne Pathogens: Genetic Profiling, Resistance, and Risk Assessment
edited by and Urska Jamnikar-Ciglenecki
submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open
Keywords: foodborne pathogens; genetic profiling; antimicrobial resistance; whole-genome sequencing; risk assessment
Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Adaptation in Foodborne Pathogens submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open
Keywords: foodborne pathogens; stress adaptation; molecular mechanisms; genomics; transcriptomics; gene expression
Wildlife Reservoirs, Parasite Ecology, and Emerging Infectious Diseases: A One Health Perspective
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: One Health; wildlife reservoirs; emerging infectious diseases; parasite ecology; zoonotic pathogens; host–pathogen interactions; vector-borne diseases; molecular epidemiology; disease surveillance
Understanding Emerging and Re-Emerging Viral Infections submission deadline 26 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5397 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnosis; pathogenesis; evolution; epidemiology; drugs; vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Structure-Based Antiviral Drug Discovery
edited by and Boshi Huang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 892 | Submission Open
Keywords: structure-based drug discovery; antiviral drugs; viral targets; structural biology; drug design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Combating Pathogen Emergence and Resistance: From Clinical, Laboratory, and Genomic Surveillance to One Health Preparedness
edited by , Ana Patrícia Lopes and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 699 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial and antifungal resistance; emerging infectious diseases; integrated surveillance; One Health; Planetary Health
Infections in Immunocompromised Patients—Advances in Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunocompromised patients; opportunistic infections; antimicrobial resistance; viral reactivation; host–pathogen interaction; diagnostic biomarkers; transplant-related infections; cancer and infection; emerging pathogens; fungal infections
Antimicrobial Resistance in Fragile and Changing Systems
edited by and Philip K. Angelides
submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; global health; fragile health systems; LMICs; conflict and displacement; One Health; antimicrobial stewardship; surveillance; diagnostics; implementation science; climate change; health equity
Viral Oncology and Targeted Therapies for Virus-Associated Cancers
edited by and Hua Zhang
submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2165 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral oncoproteins; oncolytic viruses; antiviral therapy; cancer immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Viral and Host Dynamics of HIV Persistence
edited by and Thuy Nguyen
submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV persistence; reservoir; HIV cure; viral dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Advances in Virus-Host Interactions, Viral Pathogenicity and Antiviral Drug Development submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4522 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus–host interactions; viral pathogenesis; antiviral drug development; immune evasion; host-targeted therapies; viral infections; therapeutic strategies; drug discovery; viral replication; emerging infectious diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Molecular Mechanisms of Viral Infection: From Entry to Immune Evasion submission deadline 27 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: target cell infection; viral replication complex; host cell factors; latency; immune evasion; host cell pathway modulation; virus particle assembly; egress and transmission; structural virology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, and Omics Analysis in Pathogen Research
edited by and Nick Heng
submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinformatics; artificial intelligence; genomics; omics technologies; genomic surveillance
Emergence and Control of African Swine Fever: Second Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8684 | Submission Open
Keywords: African swine fever (ASF); epidemiology; evolution ; pathogenesis ; vaccines ; drug development ; diagnostics
Advances in Infectious Diseases of Aquaculture Animals
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2254 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaculture; infectious diseases; diagnosis; disease prevention; treatment
Pathogens of Companion Animals in a Changing World: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Infection Control
edited by Andrea Balboni and Veronica Facile
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: companion animals; diagnosis; infectious pathogens; molecular epidemiology; zoonoses; vector-borne diseases; antimicrobial resistance; One Health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases)
Host–Pathogen Interactions in Intracellular Infections: From Immune Sensing to Vaccine Development submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open
Keywords: immune sensing; vaccine development; intracellular pathogens; trained immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms)
Advancements in Host-Parasite Interactions
edited by , and José Martín García-Varela
submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4812 | Submission Open
Keywords: host–parasite dynamics; parasite zoonotic diseases; immunoparasitology; host–parasite trans-regulation; neuroimmunoendocrinology; mechanisms of interaction; molecular parasitology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Parasitic Pathogens)
Current Challenges in Veterinary Virology, 2nd Edition
edited by , and Jacek Michał Kuźmak
submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open
Keywords: virus; veterinary; diagnostics; pathogenesis; host interaction; epidemiology; evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Targeting Foodborne Pathogens: Convergence of Natural Products and Nanotechnology Applications in Food Systems submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open
Keywords: foodborne pathogens; antivirulence strategies; antibiofilm agents; natural products; food safety; green nanotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
Leptospira and Leptospirosis: New Insights into an Old Disease submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2279 | Submission Open
Keywords: Leptospira; leptospirosis; bacterial pathogenesis; infection; virulence; host–pathogen interactions; zoonosis
Novel Natural and Synthetic Compounds Against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens: New Approaches to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance ; antibacterial agents ; antifungal agents ; natural products ; synthetic compounds ; drug discovery ; biofilms ; anti-infective agents
Molecular Mechanisms of African Swine Fever Virus Infection and Pathogenesis
edited by and Miguel Ángel Cuesta-Geijo
submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open
Keywords: African swine fever virus (ASFV); pathogenesis; infection; host–virus interaction; cellular and immune response; viral mechanisms; antivirals; vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viral Pathogens)
Biofilms and Antibacterial Strategies: Mechanisms, Resistance, and Control
edited by
submission deadline 25 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofilm formation; antimicrobial resistance; quorum sensing; anti-biofilm strategies; chronic and device-associated infections
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